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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sieler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sieler throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz slips a straight right by Sieler.
Sieler looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Sieler misses with a body kick.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Sieler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sieler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Sieler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sieler throws a leg kick that misses.
Sieler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sieler ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sieler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Sieler circles away and keeps his distance.
Sieler connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Sieler.
Sieler misses with some punches.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sieler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sieler doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz tries a body shot but Sieler blocks it.
Sieler tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Sieler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sieler avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the cage.
Cruz tries to circle away but Sieler has him pinned against the cage.
Sieler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Sieler misses the target.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Sieler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
A nice combination there by Sieler.
It looks like Augusto Cruz has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Sieler.
Sieler misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a head kick. That will keep Sieler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cruz slips a straight right by Sieler.
Sieler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz tries to work over Sieler's front leg with a kick but Sieler checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
The fighters circling - Sieler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Sieler moves out of range easily.
Sieler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sieler misses with a looping right.
Sieler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Sieler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sieler counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sieler. Those never looked like landing.
Augusto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Sieler cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Sieler avoids nicely.
Sieler throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sieler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Sieler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Sieler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sieler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sieler scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sieler misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Sieler saw that one coming.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
Sieler misses with a straight left.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz clinches.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sielers head.
Sieler pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sieler lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Sieler swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sieler avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Sieler throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Sieler's corner calls for a 1-2. Sieler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sieler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Sieler shakes it off.
Sieler looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Sieler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Sieler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augusto Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ron Sieler is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cruz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick from Cruz lands but Sieler takes it in his stride.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz throws a combination. Sieler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sieler swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Sieler misses.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sieler, pushing him back against the cage.
Sieler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sieler.
Cruz keeps control of Sieler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sieler is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Sieler.
A nice left hand lands by Sieler.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses.
Sieler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sieler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sieler trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sieler into the cage.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sieler is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz has Sieler pressed against the cage, preventing Sieler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Sieler throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Augusto Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sieler.
Sieler misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz pushes Sieler up against the cage in a clinch.
Sieler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sieler swinging wildly here.
Sieler misses with a hook.
Sieler misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz throws a head kick but Sieler moves out of range.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Sieler off balance momentarily.
Sieler throws a leg kick
and Sieler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Sieler keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Sieler lands.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sieler tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Sieler moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Sieler off balance momentarily.
Cruz pushes Sieler up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Sieler, against the cage.
Sieler working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Sieler tries to tie him up.
Sieler avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz lands an elbow inside that Sieler shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Sieler fails to land.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Sieler managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Sieler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sieler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sieler misses with some punches.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Sieler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sieler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sieler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz slips under a jab from Sieler.
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sieler moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sieler.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sieler thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Sieler blocks a head kick by Cruz.
A big right from Sieler misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augusto Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Augusto Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cruz moves out of range as Sieler strikes.
Sieler misses with the combination.
Cruz throws a head kick but Sieler moves out of range.
Sieler misses with a straight left.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sieler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sieler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sieler breaks from the clinch.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sieler.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sieler's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sieler takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Sieler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sieler. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sieler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sieler, pushing him back against the cage.
Sieler missing with knees to the body.
Sieler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sieler.
Sieler throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sieler.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sieler is defending well for now.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sieler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Sieler circles away.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Sieler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Sieler blocks it.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Sieler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sieler circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sieler.
Sieler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Sieler swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
A low kick from Sieler is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a body kick that stops Sieler in his tracks momentarily.
Good leg kick by Sieler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sieler misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sieler misses the target.
Cruz keeps Sieler at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Sieler scores with a nice right hand.
Sieler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sieler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Sieler avoids them all with ease.
Sieler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Sieler off balance momentarily.
Sieler throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a big head kick but Sieler shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sieler throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Sieler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sieler's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Sieler misses the target.
Sieler misses with the combination.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. Sieler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sieler misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Sieler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sieler misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Sieler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Cruz lands but Sieler takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sieler. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Augusto Cruz!
Augusto Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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